The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-20
THE MEN OF MYSTIC TIES
Annual Session of the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons of Indiana.
Their Election of OfEicers-Close of the Coun-
Gil Of Red Men, and the Grand Lodge
Sessions of Good Templars.

Yesterday morning the Grand Council of the
Royal and Select Master Masons of Indiana
completed it's business by the installation of of
lcers-elect. In the afternoon the GRAND Chap
Ter of the Royal Arch Masons of the State be-
gan its sessions with representation from one
hundred subordinate chapters. The proceed
ings were confined to an address from the grand
high priest. Christian Fetta of Snow Hill; the
report from the committee foreign CORE
spondence. and the election of officers. The
grand secretary will make his report this morn
ng
In his address the grand high priest said that
during the year Concord Chapter,I at Elkhart.
and one at La Grange had been established.
Special dspensations to elect officers were
granted TO chapters at Princeton. No. 70; Mitch
ell No %. and Winamac, No. SO. Representa-
tives Of the Indiana Grand Chapter living near
the grand chapters of other States were ap-
pointed. as follows: Kansas. George S. Green, of
Manhattan; Louisiana, Denison Stocking, or
Bayou Sara; Connecticut, James Mccormick, OF
Hartford; Dakota, Ira w. Fisher, OF Cannelton;
Nebraska. Benjamin Grubbs, of York; Oregon,
J. NJ. Hodson. of Eugene City; Kentucky, j. Soule
Smith, of Lexington. ''These appointing nts."
laid the grand high priest, 'have all been ac-
eepted with the assurance on the part of the APP
mote the friendly and frarernal relations here
tofore existing between and their respective
Grand chapters" The address referred to the
,teaths of William M. Black. of Indianapolis;
Vim. r. Whitaker. of New Orleans, and Garrett
d. Buckner. of Lexington, KY.
The Grand high Priest called attention to the
memorial from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
OF New Brunswick, asking to be recognized. He
-ecomm ended that the prayer be granted. as he
thought the New Brunswick Roy al Arch Masons.
judging from their first proceedings. were des-
lined to hold high place in the order.
Among the questions of law submitted to him
Turing the year was one of considerable impor-
lance 1t referred to the original jurisdiction
of n Grand Chapter over the rights and privileges
Of Royal Arch Masonry and to the control of
mem bersniD in subordinate chapter. In
lengthy analysis Of the constitutional law OF the
order supported by precedents, he said: by
the constitution of this Grand Chapter. which is
an instruments containing the grant Of specific
powers, the delegates or representatives in
Grand Chapter convened cannot claim any
power beyond those con tanned in the grant, and
which have been given either expressly or by
i'm plicatlon. All the powers vested in the sub
ordinate chapters, remaining with them prior
TO the establishmeDr of this Grand Chapter. con-
tinue unaltered and unimpaired. except so far as
they have been granted to the Grand Chapter
The report of the committee on foreign CORE
spondence is a large pamphlet in which extracts
from letters from grand officers of tie Royal
Arch and from prominent members in every
State of the union relative to the welfare OF the
order given.
The afternoon proceedings closed with the
election of officers, which resulted as follows:
Grand High Rriest-Calvin W. Prather. of Jeffer-
aonvie.
Deputy Grand High Priest-Daniel Mcdonald
Plymouth.
Grand King-Elmer Crockett, South Bend.
Grand Scribe-Jacob w. Smith, Indianapolis.
Grand Captain of the Host-Edward +. Ross,
Wabash
Grand Treasurer-Martin H. Rice. indianapolis.
Grand Secretary-John NJ. Bramwell, Indianapolis.
\ Grand Chaplan-David NJ Burns Lebanon.
W The Grand Chapter will finish it's business this
morning with the installation of officers elect.